News
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This morning at around 10:30 am, persons in the Virgin Islands have reported experiencing tremors from an earthquake on the main island of Tortola and on the sister islands.
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) have reported on social media early this morning of experiencing an earthquake.
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake in North Atlantic felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At around 4:28 PM the [British] Virgin Islands was rocked by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Series of earthquakes recorded near VI/USVI within past 10 hours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There has been a series of seismic activity in the Greater Virgin Islands region, some of which persons have reported feeling, within the past 10 hours.
3.73 magnitude earthquake felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At approximately 9:48 PM on March 28, 2021, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.73 MI with estimated Maximum Intensity of III.
5.2 magnitude earthquake shakes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across the Virgin Islands minutes ago, Sunday, January 24, 2021.
5.0 magnitude earthquake shakes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was a shaking that hardly anyone could have missed this afternoon, October 7, 2020, as the Virgin Islands felt the vibration of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake.
Social media abuzz as earthquake shakes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It may have occurred way past the bedtime of most persons; however, an earthquake felt in the Virgin Islands tonight, August 14, 2020, has resulted in social media springing to life with persons sharing their experience.
4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At around 6:39am today, Sunday, July 26, 2020, an earthquake was felt across the Virgin Islands (VI).
3.0 magnitude earthquake felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The focus may have been on the weak tropical wave affecting the Virgin Islands (VI); however, the Territory was also given a gentle reminder this morning, July 12, 2020, that the VI is in a seismically active zone.